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October 21 birthdays

297 notable historical figures were born on October 21, and 159 died on this day. Everyone born on October 21 is a Libra.

18% of October 21 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (61) than any other country.

Born on October 21

• Benjamin Netanyahu (born 1949. Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present))
• Carrie Fisher (1956 to 2016. American actress and writer (1956–2016))
• Kim Kardashian (born 1980. American media personality (born 1980))
• Alfred Nobel (1833 to 1896. Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896))
• Ursula K. Le Guin (1929 to 2018. American author (1929–2018))
• Lev Yashin (1929 to 1990. Soviet footballer (1929–1990))
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 to 1834. English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1773–1834))
• Hari Nef (born 1992. American actress, model, and writer (born 1992))
• Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1969. Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain)
• Georg Solti (1912 to 1997. Hungarian-British conductor (1912–1997))
• Tariq Ali (born 1943. British political activist and writer (born 1943))
• Hussein Kamel al-Majid (1954 to 1996. Iraqi politician (1954–1996))
• Andre Geim (born 1958. Dutch–British physicist (born 1958))
• Martin Gardner (1914 to 2010. American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010))
• Alphonse de Lamartine (1790 to 1869. French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869))
• Srinagarindra (1900 to 1995. Member of the Thai royal family (1900–1995))
• Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898 to 1942. Duke of Aosta, Commander in Italian East Africa (1898–1942))
• Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853 to 1917. Sultan of Egypt from 1914 to 1917)
• Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882 to 1966. President of El Salvador from 1931 to 1934 and 1935 to 1944)
• Higashiyama (1675 to 1710. Emperor of Japan from 1687 to 1709)
• Shukri al-Quwatli (1891 to 1967. President of Syria (1891–1967))
• Bruce Lipton (born 1944. American writer and lecturer)
• Malcolm Arnold (1921 to 2006. English composer (1921–2006))
• Sun Fo (1891 to 1973. Chinese politician (1891–1973))
• Wolfgang Ketterle (born 1957. German physicist (born 1957))
• Domenichino (1581 to 1641. Italian painter (1581–1641))
• Christopher von Uckermann (born 1986. Mexican singer and actor (born 1986))
• Henri Guisan (1874 to 1960. Swiss general)
• Charles-Pierre Augereau (1757 to 1816. French military officer (1757–1816))
• Manuel Marín (1949 to 2017. Spanish politician (1949–2017))
• Jean Bart (1650 to 1702. French admiral and privateer (1650–1702))
• Doja Cat (born 1995. American rapper (born 1995))
• Princess Josephine of Baden (1813 to 1900. Princess consort of Hohenzollern)
• Ulises Heureaux (1845 to 1899. President of the Dominican Republic (1845–1899))
• Lila Abu-Lughod (born 1952. American anthropologist)
• Paul Churchland (born 1942. Canadian philosopher)
• Norodom Chakrapong (born 1945. Cambodian prince (born 1945))
• Massimo d'Azeglio (1798 to 1866. Italian statesman, novelist, and painter (1798–1866))
• Sorley MacLean (1911 to 1996. Scottish poet (1911 – 1996))
• Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931 to 2017. British historian (1931–2017))
• Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942 to 2021. British evolutionary biologist (1942–2021))
• Frances FitzGerald (journalist) (born 1940. American journalist and historian)
• Gusztáv Jány (1883 to 1947. Hungarian military officer)
• Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921 to 1999. President of Bangladesh from 1973 to 1975)
• Lera Auerbach (born 1973. Russian-born American composer and pianist)
• Alex Ekwueme (1932 to 2017. Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983)
• Nain Singh (1830 to 1882. Pundit who explored the Himalayas for the British)
• Jean-Pierre Sauvage (born 1944. French chemist, Nobel laureate (born 1944))
• Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687 to 1759. Swiss mathematician (1687–1759))
• Nemanja Vidić (born 1981. Serbian footballer (born 1981))
• Maironis (1862 to 1932. Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and poet)
• Delilah S. Dawson (born 1977. American author (born 1977))
• Lodovico Antonio Muratori (1672 to 1750. Italian religious, writer, historian and diplomat (1672–1750))
• William A. Mitchell (1911 to 2004. American food chemist)
• Milan Obrenović II (1819 to 1839. Prince of Serbia in 1839)
• Egon Wellesz (1885 to 1974. Austrian-British composer (1885–1974))
• Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1971) (born 1971. Saudi royal and official (born 1971))
• Baladine Klossowska (1886 to 1969. Polish painter (1886–1969))
• Zorawar Chand Bakhshi (1921 to 2018. Indian Army general)
• Plácido Domingo Jr. (born 1965. Mexican singer-songwriter (born 1965))

Died on October 21

• Jack Kerouac (1922 to 1969. American writer (1922–1969))
• Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758 to 1805. British Royal Navy officer (1758–1805))
• Charles VI of France (1368 to 1422. King of France from 1380 to 1422)
• George McGovern (1922 to 2012. American politician and historian (1922–2012))
• Gough Whitlam (1916 to 2014. Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975)
• Ali al-Sajjad (659 to 713. Great-grandson of Muhammad and fourth Shia Imam (659–713))
• Danjong (1441 to 1457. King of Joseon from 1452 to 1455)
• Pietro Aretino (1492 to 1556. 16th century Italian author and blackmailer)
• D. R. Bendre (1896 to 1981. Indian English a poet)
• Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775 to 1835. Composer of Carnatic Music (1776–1835))
• Bobby Charlton (1937 to 2023. English footballer (1937–2023))
• Melchior Ndadaye (1953 to 1993. President of Burundi)
• Isabelle Eberhardt (1877 to 1904. Swiss explorer and writer)
• Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937 to 2025. Prime Minister of Portugal from 1981 to 1983)
• Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469 to 1494. Duke of Milan (1469–1494))
• Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931 to 2014. Iranian Ayatollah (1931–2014))
• Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691 to 1765. Italian painter and architect (1691–1765))
• Aelia Eudocia Augusta (401 to 460. Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Theodosius II)
• Go-Tsuchimikado (1442 to 1500. Emperor of Japan from 1464 to 1500)
• Dany Chamoun (1934 to 1990. Lebanese politician (1934–1990))
• Ōtani Yoshitsugu (1559 to 1600. Japanese samurai (1558–1565))
• Natalie Zemon Davis (1928 to 2023. Canadian and American historian (1928–2023))
• Shimazu Toyohisa (1570 to 1600. Japanese samurai (1570–1600))
• Valko Chervenkov (1900 to 1980. Bulgarian communist politician, prime minister (1900-1980))
• Edelmiro Julián Farrell (1887 to 1980. 23rd President of Argentina)
• Alix, Duchess of Brittany (1200 to 1221. Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to 1221)
• Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873 to 1967. Danish chemist and astronomer (1873–1967))
• Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484 to 1558. Italian scholar, physician and philosopher (1484–1558))
• Loki Schmidt (1919 to 2010. German environmentalist)
• José Hernández (writer) (1834 to 1886. Argentine writer (1834–1886))

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